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Esther Nuñez of Spain dominated the first stage of the 2013 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit in Rosario, Argentina with a convincingly 1:58:38 victory over Karla Sitic of Croatia (2:01:14) and Olga Kozydub of Russia (2:01:16). Nuñez set the stage for a great 2013 season after winning the world title on the 2012 […]
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With increased popularity, the financial burden on organizing the annual Robben Island event has led to the swim being put on hold for the time being. In its place, a new 9 km Freedom Day Swim, along the coast from Llandudno to Camps Bay, sponsored by Realtor Of Excellence and other supporters, has been created.
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Romain Beraud always believed in himself and now he has a big victory as a result. Beraud won the first stop on the 2013 FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit this morning in Santos, Brazil. Italy sweep the other podium places with Federico Vanelli and Matteo Furlan in second and third respectively with a
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Emily Brunemann led a 1-2 American finish at the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup event (7th International Marathon Swimming Santos – Unisanta / Renata Agondi Trophy) in Aparecida this morning in Santos, Brazil. Yale University freshman Eva Fabian was second and third went to Italian Rachele Bruni. The organization of the event was remarkable
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The 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming World Cup race in Rosario, Argentina is on. Scheduled for today 3 pm local time, the bacteria levels in the river were astronomically high. American coach Mike Collins reported that after receiving an unsafe water quality report, local officials turned on their water treatment system and shut-off the
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was always the dream of Pilar Geijo to become the number 1 ranked marathon swimmer on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit. She really started to blossom when she met Diego Tricárico, who is now her husband and coach. Tricárico and Geijo travel the world together,
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The FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race in Serbia was cancelled for 2013. “Plivački maraton Jarak-Šabac is the pride of Šabac and Serbia, but the costs of the marathon organization has exceeded our abilities to host the FINA race. We hope that next year, the situation will be much better,” explained long-time race director
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The water quality at the Maratón Acuática Internacional Ciudad de Rosario scheduled for tomorrow is in question. FINA officials will make a game day decision whether or not to conduct the race as scheduled or make other modifications. Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
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Kane Radford dominated the State Capital Classic in Wellington, round three of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series today. The men’s race was expected to be a close battle between Radford and Phillip Ryan, but Radford took off right from the start and pulled away winning by 53 seconds. “After kind of holding back
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Charlotte Webby convincingly dominated the 3.3 km State Capital Classic in Wellington, round three of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series today. After swimming together at the start with her archrival Cara Baker, Webby stepped up the pace at the 1000m mark and won by just over a minute. Her victory was a big
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